Phoenicoprocta vacillans

Phoenicoprocta vacillans male
P. vacillans females. A f. trinitatis; B f. chrysonota

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Noctuoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Noctuoidea

Familia: Erebidae
Subfamilia: Arctiinae
Tribus: Arctiini
Subtribus: Euchromiina
Genus: Phoenicoprocta
Species: Phoenicoprocta vacillans

Name

Phoenicoprocta vacillans (Walker, 1856): 1617

Type locality: [Brazil], Valley of the Amazon.

Type material: BMNH Holotype Male.

Synonymy

  • Eunomia vacillans Walker, 1856 (Original combination).
  • Hyela vacillans; Butler, 1876
  • Phoenicoprocta metachrysea Druce, 1898
  • Phoenicoprocta vacillans; Hampson, 1898
  • Poecilosoma insperata Walker, 1856
  • Phoenicoprocta metachrysea; Hampson, 1898
    • Type locality: French Guiana, Cayenne
      • Type material: OUMNH Holotype male Type LEP:140. Photo:
  • Paramya chrysonota Hampson, 1898; Zerny, 1912
  • Methysia chrysonota; Draudt, 1916
  • Mydropastea chrysonota; Kaye & Lamont, 1927
  • Metamya chrysonota; Travassos, 1946
  • Sphecosoma chrysonota; Simmons & Weller, [2006]
  • Phoenicoprocta chrysorrhoea Hampson, 1898; Zerny, 1912
  • Phoenicoprocta rubiventer Hampson, 1898; Zerny, 1912
  • Leucotmemis albigutta; Hampson, 1914
  • Leucotmemis thoracica; Zerny, 1912
  • Calonotos hoffmannsi; Zerny, 1912
  • Leucotmemis hoffmannsi; Hampson, 1914
  • Antichloris trinitatis; Hampson, 1914
  • Phoenicoprocta trinitatis; Strand, 1915
  • Mydropastea disparata Kaye, 1920; Cock & Laguerre, 2023
  • Phoenicoprocta vacillans ab. nigropeltata; Draudt, 1916
  • Phoenicoprocta vacillans ab. punicea; Draudt, 1916
  • Phoenicoprocta vacillans f. auriflua Draudt, 1916; Cerda, 2008
  • Phoenicoprocta vacillans f. nigricoxa Zerny, 1931; Cerda, 2008
  • Phoenicoprocta rubiventris amazonica Zerny, 1931; Cerda, 2008
  • Phoenicoprocta rubiventer intermedia Forster, 1949; Cerda, 2008

Note: Cock & Laguerre (2023) have demonstrated that P. vacillans is a sexually dimorphic and variable species, and this resulted in description of many taxa, that are synonyms: Phoenicoprocta vacillans ab. nigropeltata, ab. punicea, Paramya chrysonota, Antichloris trinitatis etc...


References

Primary references

  • Walker, F. 1856. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VII. Lepidoptera Heterocera. British Museum (Natural History), London. 1509–1808. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

  • Cerda, J.A. 2020. Révision partielle des genres Delphyre, Prosopidia, Mesocerea, Apocerea, Heliura, Eucereon, Euceriodes, Hyaleucerea et Pseudohyaleucerea comportant la création et revalidation de nombreux genres, avec la description de nouvelles espèces. Mémoires de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon 9: 1–153, 28 pl. Online information. Paywall Reference page. 
  • Cock, M.J.W., Laguerre, M., 2023. Euchromiina wasp moths (Lepidoptera,Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini) of Trinidad & Tobago. Living World, Journal of the Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club, 2023: 1-83 + appendix: 1-58 Open access Reference page. 
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